2 Samuel 13:28:222 Sam.13.28.W22TAB
חִזְק֖וּ
khizku
“be strong”
- Transliteration
- khiz-KU
- Extended
- khihz-KOO
- IPA
- /ħizˈquː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be strong
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khiz-KU
- clause
ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV le-MOR re-U NA ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN ve-a-mar-TI a-le-KHEM ha-KU et-am-NON va-ha-mi-TEM o-TO al-ti-re-U ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
Exegesis
The concluding imperatives chizku {חִזְק֖וּ | ḥiz-qû} and viheyu {וִהְי֥וּ | wî-hə-yû} with livnei-chayil {לִבְנֵי־חָיִל׃ | liw-nê-ḥā-yil} encourage the young men to embody strength and valor.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qhet–zayin–qof
“to seize”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:28
And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, “Observe now when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; is it not I who have commanded you? Be strong and be valiant men .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:28:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word חִזְק֖וּ (khizku) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.13.28.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W22.S1) and character.